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So far, she’s ignoring the toughest questions and repeating the same non-answers over and over again.

Also, she’s contradicting herself: first denying the Republicans are overwhelingly Christian Reich extremists, then admitting they may have gone a bit to the far right sometimes, and that’s “unfortunate.”

I can’t get to reddit during work. I hope somebody asks her, “Will you work against
Republicans who promote the agenda of the Religious Right?” (Opposition to gay marriage,
opposition to teaching evolution, opposition to abortion, etc.) “Will you do so even
when this violates Reagan’s Eleventh Commandment?”

She is ignoring all the questions that present evidence against her claims that the Republican party is not opposed to reproductive or gay rights. She also avoided elaborating on the canned answer she had about Rick Perry.

I posed two questions on reddit. The first I Opted to see if Edwina had the ammunition to back up her assertions, by asking her to provide any evidence whatsoever to back up her claim that in 1994 the majority of republicans were pro choice………. Silence…………

Okay so, she talks shit, I’ll try another route, let’s see if I blow trumpets and sound rally if something stirs inside her and she demonstrates passion for the cause of the oppressed:

[–]Zengaze 2 points 2 hours ago
i second this, how long are LGBT people supposed to suppress their cry for freedom in the interest of diplomacy, and apologies for your asshole friends in congress? How many more generations of non hetro people are to bide their time and wait for opiions to change through education? The time for liberty is now and was always now, wrap your accommodations and gentle pushing of the fascist bigots in Christian Sunday wear, with the dollar bills LGBT teens are donating to your salary, and shove it.
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[–]EdwinaRogers[S] 2 points 1 hour ago
We don’t want people to have to wait for their rights.
This is an issue that we’re going to be lobbying about and we need as many voices on this issue as possible, so I don’t want anyone sitting on the sidelines. I have to be a diplomat, but everyone should speak out.
Marriage equality, housing discrimination, employment discrimination, and adoption are all on our list and we’re working on them.

Really? I was hoping for something along the lines of; This is an outrage to every person of conscience in a western democracy today, especially in our United States, a nation birthed in a document in which the liberty of each and every individual and their pursuit of happiness free from the prejudice of others is enshrined. My fellow republicans hold this document in esteem, and I intend to remind them of it in each and every occasion when the voices of slavery and persecution knock on their door.

Something very strange went on there. Edwina replied to my strident comment as you can see above, my comment was to second, and put some fire into what was in my view a very restrained question from a LGBT activist.

The structure has now been edited, and rearranged, and edwinas reply has been made look as if it was to the tame question.

Reddit sorts things automatically, not by date, but some kind of alchemical formula that moves posts with high upvotes (and perhaps responses from the OP) towards the top, while otherwise maintaining the time structure. You can change this yourself by clicking on your own sorting preferences. It can be weird to read, but it’s not a conspiracy.

I kept wondering where the hell edwina pulled the 1994 polling data that indicated 70 per cent of repubs were pro choice from. It appears way to specific for me to have been pulled out of her ass, even though she hasn’t produced it despite being called on it.

So what was edwina doing in 94? Working for the repubs in the senate, what happened in 94 Romney ran against Kennedy for the mass senate seat, polling at the time told Romney if he maintained his pro life position he’d lose, so he ran on a pro choice platform, even though he was personally opposed to abortion. The polling Said the majority of the electorate in Mass were pro choice.

Greta Christina now has an interview with an SCA board member. I think hiring ER was a good move and a perfect fit.

It is a good move because now I know never to support those clowns. I imagine the next bold move from them will be hiring de Botton to build some sort of temple for all those pro-women, pro-gay Republicans.